How to get from Washington, DC to Chicago by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Washington, DC and Chicago is 957 kilometers (593 miles).
Driving distance from Washington, DC to Chicago is 1118 kilometers (693 miles)

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Routes from washington-dc-district-of-columbia to chicago-illinois
Cheapest
Car
11h 39m
1118 km
cost $223
Fastest
Truck
11h 39m
price $223
Others
Bike
2d 20h 8m
distance 1208 km
Walk
10d 2h 17m
distance 1211 km

4 Ways from Washington, DC (United states/District of Columbia) to Chicago (United States/Illinois)

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Cheapest
Car
11h 39m
1118 km
cost $223
Fastest
Truck
11h 39m
price $223
Others
Bike
2d 20h 8m
distance 1208 km
Walk
10d 2h 17m
distance 1211 km

Route instructions

1. Continue 79 m
2. Turn slight right 56 m
3. Keep right 111 m
4. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue Northeast 1.33 km
5. Turn right onto 7th Street Northwest 95 m
6. Turn left onto Mount Vernon Place Northwest 733 m
7. Keep left onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 599 m
8. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 532 m
9. Turn right onto 18th Street Northwest 69 m
10. Turn left onto P Street Northwest 89 m
11. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 752 m
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 2.58 km
13. Continue onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 1.67 km
14. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nebraska Avenue Northwest 1.09 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wisconsin Avenue Northwest 8.32 km
16. Keep left 5.88 km
17. Keep left onto I 270 11.31 km
18. Keep right 34.17 km
19. Keep right 605 m
20. Keep left 84.26 km
21. Keep right onto Dwight D Eisenhower Highway, I 70, US 522 38.70 km
22. Turn slight right onto Lincoln Highway, US 30, I 70 296 m
23. Keep right onto I 70 212.72 km
24. Keep right onto Pennsylvania Turnpike, I 76, PATP 688.36 km
25. Keep right 497 m
26. Keep right 65 m
27. Turn left onto Indianapolis Boulevard, US 12, US 20, US 41 2.02 km
28. Turn right onto South Ewing Avenue, US 12, US 20, US 41 1.94 km
29. Keep right 5.42 km
30. Turn right onto South South Shore Drive, US 41 1.58 km
31. Turn right onto South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, US 41 8.45 km
32. Continue onto South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, US 41 2.77 km
33. Keep left 463 m
34. Turn sharp right onto South Michigan Avenue 920 m
35. Make a U-turn onto South Michigan Avenue 36 m
36. Arrive at destination 0 m
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